Indian Rocks Beach · 213 Gulf Blvd · Walk-in only
two blocks from the sand
VIP Indian Rocks Beach
Legendary tacos. Stronger margs.
Our beachside cantina — same heavy pour, two blocks from the Gulf. Fresh ingredients, no reservations, plus salads, wraps and Sunday breakfast you’ll only find here.
9-11:45
sunday breakfast
only here!
2
gulf cantinas
two beaches
0
reservations
walk in!
∞
heavy pours
no apology
● OPEN — WALK RIGHT IN
Visit VIP Indian Rocks Beach
HOURS
MONDAY + TUESDAY: 11am-10pm
WEDNESDAY: 3pm-10pm
THURSDAY -SATURDAY: 11am-10pm
SUNDAY:
Sunday Breakfast: 9am-11:45am
Lunch + Dinner: 12pm-10pm
CALL
727-270-7215 · walk-in only, no reservations
order something good
Our Menu, by the Handful
Tap any category — the full menu opens as a PDF.
OUR STORY
A cantina built by evil geniuses.
VIP started in a beach-block kitchen in 1973 with a single rule: good ingredients, stronger drinks, no shortcuts. Five decades on, the recipes haven’t moved — and neither has most of the staff.
We’re loud, we’re laid back, and we’ll absolutely remember your kid’s name on the second visit. Two locations, one family.
1973
Doors open in Treasure Island.
Bar built by hand from local pine. A few recipes survive from this era unchanged.
1981
The wet burrito becomes legend.
A regular convinces the kitchen to smother the burrito in red chile. He was right.
2021
Indian Rocks Beach opens.
Sister location two blocks from the sand. Same recipes, same crew, same heavy pour.
2023
Sunday breakfast at IRB.
Huevos, chilaquiles, micheladas — 9 to 11:45a only. Then back to tacos.
Today
52 years, still walking it in.
No reservations. No franchise. Same family in the kitchen.
HOUSE POLICY
The VIP rules.
We don’t take reservations and we never have. It keeps the room fair, the line honest, and the kitchen sharp. Everyone gets the same shot at the same table.
● FIRST COME — FIRST SERVED, SINCE ’73
A few small things
- Parties of 8+ — 18% gratuity, max 4 checks
- Lettuce wrap in place of any tortilla, +$1
- Gluten-free tortillas available, +$1
- Calories are a matter of the mind.
01
RULE
Walk in. That’s it.
No reservations, no call-ahead, no list. Every guest is a VIP the second they step inside.
02
RULE
First come, first served.
Tables go in order of arrival. Grab a margarita at the bar — most waits melt away with a drink in hand.
03
RULE
No party too big.
Bringing the crew? We’ll seat you as space opens. Heads up the host so we can stage a section. Parties of 8+ get an 18% gratuity.
04
RULE
Take-out is always open.
Skip the wait entirely — call your location, order ahead, pick up at the bar.